Many health systems embrace the normative principle that the supply of health services ought to be based on the need for healthcare. However, a theoretically grounded framework to operationalize needs-based supply of healthcare remains elusive. The aim of this paper is to critically assess current ...
Furthermore,studies showthat African American, Hispanic, and immigrant physicians are more likely to serve inunder-served areasand supportuninsured patientsas well as those onmedicaid.They are also more likely to enter specialties with national shortages,such aspediatrics and primary care. In other wo...